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Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia |
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Geographic coordinates: |
4 30 N, 114 40 E |
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
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Area: |
total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Delaware |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 381 km
border countries: Malaysia 381 km |
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Coastline: |
161 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line |
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Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid, rainy |
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Terrain: |
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m |
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Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, timber |
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Land use: |
arable land: 0.57%
permanent crops: 0.76%
other: 98.67% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
10 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare |
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Environment - current issues: |
seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia
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